MOLODOST BAR
Architects: balbek bureau \ Slava Balbek, Anna Riabova
Project Area: 110 sq. m
Project Year: 01/16 - 03/16
Location: Odessa, Ukraine
Project Area: 110 sq. m
Project Year: 01/16 - 03/16
Location: Odessa, Ukraine
Photo credits: Slava Balbek
The method and approach to design were developed at high pace and almost playfully, since the idea was to re-create an atmosphere of the unforgettable 90s, which was impossible to do without a sense of humor; this humor has found its reflection in the interior of the café-bar.
In order to saturate the space with the ‘cult objects’ of that period, we searched for old video and TV-sets at flee markets; coated the hall walls with the color of entrance hallways used in old apartment buildings. Then covered them with bright designs in permanent markers; we glued portraits of TV stars of that time over the restroom walls. This project meant not just work for us; it was a joyful playing with nostalgia for our childhood and youth.
